E4Impact Ethiopia

🔵 Loris Olivia Motouom, from WONDER Project in Cameroon (2025), gives us some worthy tips on how to become a successful entrepreneur.

💡 As the CEO of Agritechnologic Africa, she strengthens food systems through the use of ICT technologies and biotechnological methods.

👩🏾‍🌾 Together with her team, Loris produces flour from tubers and dried vegetables, ensuring healthy food that is accessible to everyone. They also train women and young producers across 12 African countries.

If you want to learn more about Loris and her company, please visit: ➡️ https://e4impact.org/champions/loris-olivia-motouom/

Why should you choose an E4Impact Program? 🤔

👉🏾 We asked Ernestina Modupe Kloba, our from Ghana, to share her opinion about the MBA Program.

🍊 She is the founder of Miss Tee Delight, an agribusiness company that transforms surplus fruits and vegetables into high‑quality, natural, and nutrient‑rich consumer products, promoting healthy and balanced nutrition.

🥤 Ernestina introduced has introduced a zero‑waste model, reusing juice residues to produce healthy crackers and turning fruit peels into animal feed. Through the Orange Wednesday initiative, juices and fruits are distributed free of charge to students and teachers in rural schools, encouraging a more balanced diet and the adoption of healthier habits.

Want to learn more about our programs?🔗 https://e4impact.org/mba_project/mba-ethiopia/

🌿 We have recently completed the “Fostering Food Security to Prevent Conflict and Ensure Stability” project, and we are already seeing the impact of our work in Ethiopia’s Central Rift Valley. Climate action there is no longer only about the environment, it has become a foundation for social harmony and stability.

🎥 Our project partners, Global Green Growth Institute Ethiopia, have documented a remarkable transition in the Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha district. Smallholder farmers are moving away from rain‑fed, chemical‑dependent agriculture and embracing a community‑based model that enables better growth, sustainability, and prosperity.

🫱🏿‍🫲🏻 The project was implemented together with Global Green Growth Institute - GGGI, the Ministry of Agriculture - Ethiopia, and financed by the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale.

Watch the project’s journey and listen to the stories of farmers and community members 👇🏾

Harvesting Peace, Growing Opportunities: GGGI’s Climate Smart Agriculture initiative in Ethiopia How can climate-smart agriculture prevent conflict and ensure stability? Witness the transformation in Ethiopia’s Central Rift Valley as we conclude a landma...

🟢 Augustine Oluga, from Business for Green Impact Program in Uganda (2023-2024), gives us some worthy tips on how to become a successful entrepreneur.

♻️ As the CEO of Leni Consultants Limited, he leads a green company that transforms waste into biogas, providing a sustainable solution that disposes of waste and generates renewable energy at the same time.

🌳 Together with his team, Augustine has built 124 biodigesters, contributing to the preservation of nearly 3,000 trees every year and promoting cleaner, more efficient energy solutions across local communities.

If you want to learn more about Augustine and his cooperative, please visit: ➡️ https://e4impact.org/champions/augustine-oluga/

🌍 Our Country Manager in Ethiopia, Kalkidan Shashigo, represented the E4Impact Foundation at the Accelerator Managers Bootcamp, part of the timbuktoo Africa initiative, held in Accra, Ghana.

🤝🏾 The bootcamp brought together accelerator managers and key ecosystem actors from across the continent, strengthening capacity, sharing country experiences, and fostering meaningful collaborations.

✍🏽 With the participation of organisations such as United Nations Development Programme - UNDP, UNDP Africa, UNDP Ethiopia, and UNDP Ghana, the program focused on transforming and reshaping the narrative of the African entrepreneurial ecosystem through stronger partnerships and shared knowledge.

💛 We are grateful to all our partners across Africa for this inspiring experience and for the shared commitment to empowering impactful entrepreneurs.

Stay updated about our activities: https://e4impact.org/

Why should you choose an E4Impact Program? 🤔

👉🏾 We asked Betty Kaddu, our from Uganda, to share her opinion about the MBA Program.

♻️ She is the CEO of BEST of WASTE Ltd - BoW, a social enterprise that recycles organic waste to produce affordable, eco‑friendly energy products for urban communities in Kampala. Their products include long‑burning, smoke‑free, environmentally friendly cooking briquettes and energy‑saving stoves, providing households with cleaner and more sustainable cooking solutions.

🌿 The enterprise has produced over 750 tonnes of briquettes, expanding clean‑energy access while diverting more than 21,000 tonnes of organic waste from the environment. Through her work, Betty has improved the livelihoods of over 600 people—including employees, distributors, retailers, and waste pickers.

Want to learn more about our programs?🔗https://e4impact.org/mba_project/mba-ethiopia/

📌 Nicholas Kisembo Rukundo is an from Uganda. He is the co-founder of Nestar Supplies Limited, an enterprise operating in dairy and coffe value chains.

🌱 Nestrar Supplies provides smallholder farmers with climate-smart technologies, access to quality inputs, and connections to international markets. Through his business, Nicholas is committed to raising quality standards and transforming agrifood value chains into engines of sustainable development in Uganda.

If you are interested in exploring a partnership with him, get in touch at:
📩 [email protected]
[email protected]

To learn more about Nicholas and his journey, read his interview:

Nicholas Rukundo: Turning agrifood systems into engines of development in Uganda The , Nicholas Rukundo, founder of NESTAR SUPPLIES LIMITED, supports smallholder farmers in Uganda within the dairy and coffee value chain.

🚨Have you still not applied for the Gian Marco Moratti Award? This is your last chance!

This year, the Award targets impact entrepreneurs with a strong track record, clear market insight, and the ambition to raise the capital needed for future growth. We will recognize the most outstanding candidates and support them with professional business development guidance and assistance in preparing investment applications.

🏆 €3,000 prize for each of the 2 winners
⏳ Apply by March 15th, 2026

✍🏾 Full application details are available here:https://e4impact.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/260219-GMMA2026-Impact-Businesses-Poised-for-Growth-Extended-deadline.pdf

📧 Submit your application to [email protected] before the deadline.

Could you be the next winner of the Gian Marco Moratti Award?

, want to receive €3,000 and tailored support for your business?

📢 Apply for the 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 before the deadline!

Dedicated to the memory of Gian Marco Moratti and to his commitment to empowering young people, the Award recognizes impact entrepreneurs who have already built a solid track record, demonstrate a deep understanding of their market, and are ready to access the financing needed to fuel their next phase of growth.

🏆2 winners

💰€3,000 prize
📅 Deadline: March 15th, 2026

🔎 Read the full regulations here:https://e4impact.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/260219-GMMA2026-Impact-Businesses-Poised-for-Growth-Extended-deadline.pdf

Send your application to [email protected] and don’t miss this opportunity!

🟠 Nancy Nalova, from WONDER Project in Cameroon (2025), gives us some worthy tips on how to become a successful entrepreneur.

🚜 She is the CEO of Nutritional Agricultural network farming. - Nan‑Agric Cooperative, an agribusiness company that supports farmers by providing modern agricultural technologies.

💪🏾 Through her work, Nancy not only addresses food insecurity but also creates employment opportunities for more than 50 women and young people. She provides intensive cassava training and partners with over 1000 local farmers.

If you want to learn more about Nancy and her cooperative, please visit: ➡️ https://e4impact.org/champions/nancy-nalova/

🎓 Last year, Erica Negro and Maddalena Scribanis conducted a month-long field research in Kenya within the ITACA Project, an initiative implemented by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and other Italian and African universities promoting academic cooperation and knowledge exchange between Africa and Europe.

💬 Through interviews and field observations, they engaged with social enterprises and community-based entrepreneurial groups supported by E4Impact, exploring how entrepreneurship can become a driver of transformation in vulnerable contexts.

💡 Their research highlighted how spaces of connection between research, entrepreneurship, and local communities are key to building resilient and inclusive impact.

📖 Discover more about their field research experience in Kenya:

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, are you looking for a financial opportunity to grow your enterprise?

📢 We are extending the 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 application deadline to March 15th, 2026!

The 2 winners will each receive €3,000, along with tailored support and guidance in business development and investment. This is your opportunity to be part of the 7th edition of the GMMA, showcase your results and scale your start-up.

The Award is dedicated to supporting impact entrepreneurs who have already demonstrated their ability to grow, deeply understand their market, and are ready to secure the financing needed to expand their impact.

🏆Award: €3,000 each
📅 Final deadline: March 15th, 2026

👉🏽 Discover all the details here:https://e4impact.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/260219-GMMA2026-Impact-Businesses-Poised-for-Growth-Extended-deadline.pdf and send your application to [email protected]

Be part of the E4Impact community of impact entrepreneurs shaping a more sustainable future!